Obj. ID: 45106
Jewish Funerary Art Old Jewish cemetery in Cherkasy, Ukraine
According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative and the Russian topographic map from 1929, Cherkasy Old Jewish Cemetery was once much bigger to the North-East. The oldest preserved tombstone dates to the first half of the 20th century so it can be assumed that the cemetery was founded in that period. According to local testimony, the destroyed part of the cemetery was demolished less than 60 years ago.
The cemetery is surrounded by a 2 metre tall concrete wall, in which there are multiple gaps, as well as a 1 metre tall metal fence with a concrete base and masonry pillars, in which there are also numerous gaps. The larger section of the cemetery was demolished and built over with private houses. Some of the tombstones are partially sunken in the ground. The tall trees around the site were cut down. Some tombstones were seriously damaged in the process, and fallen branches still litter the site in places. There is refuse scattered about the cemetery and inside the ohel. Some tombstones are located outside the fence to the North-East. There are about 800 gravestones.
Date of the oldest tombstone: 1923
Date of the latest tombstone: 1963
